{
  "id": 4146626,
  "title": "Three-year process completed as Sarawak to take over Bintulu Port control from Sept 1",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/three-year-process-completed-as-sarawak-to-take-over-bintulu-port",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T08:34:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Borneo Post Online",
    "slug": "borneo-post-online",
    "url": "https://www.theborneopost.com/2026/08/29/three-year-process-completed-as-sarawak-to-take-over-bintulu-port-control-from-sept-1/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bintulu Port Authority (BPA) will come under the management of the Sarawak government from September 1, 2026, as part of a three-year process to transfer jurisdiction from the federal government, according to Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. The completion of the process, facilitated by the signing of the gazette by Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke, demonstrates the capability of the federal and state governments to resolve significant issues through cooperation and mutual understanding. Uggah expressed gratitude to the federal government for its cooperation and emphasized the importance of continued development of Bintulu Port for both Sarawak and Malaysia as a whole. The Transport Ministry has officially gazetted September 1, 2026, as the date the Bintulu Port Authority (Dissolution) Act 2024 comes into force, which will dissolve the federal BPA and transfer the port's jurisdiction to Sarawak.",
  "summary": "BINTULU (Aug 29: The Bintulu Port Authority (BPA), which has regulated Bintulu Port under the federal government, will come under the management of the Sarawak government from Sept 1. Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the state government was grateful to the federal government for its cooperation throughout the three-year process to return [...] The post Three-year process…",
  "key_points": [
    "Sarawak to assume Bintulu Port control from September 1, 2026",
    "Federal government transfers jurisdiction to Sarawak government",
    "BPA dissolution act 2024 comes into effect on September 1, 2026"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Borneo Post Online",
        "title": "Eligible Bintulu Port employees to get two-month salary incentive as Sarawak takeover nears",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/eligible-bintulu-port-employees-to-get-two-month-salary-incentive-as",
        "published": "2026-08-29T08:50:54.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}